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Demetrius (from Greek — Δημήτριος, male form of Demeter) is the name of several notable people from classical antiquity and other eras. The name is also commonly spelled as Dimitrios and Dimitri by Byzantine scholars and Greek immigrants in Australia, Canada and the United States. Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... This article is about the grain goddess Demeter. ... Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, which begins roughly with the earliest-recorded Greek poetry of Homer (7th century BC), and continues through the rise of Christianity and the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century AD...

Saints

• Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, "The Megalomartyr", 3rd century
• Saint Demetrius of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria (189–232)

Saint Demetrius redirects here. ... // Overview Events 212: Constitutio Antoniniana grants citizenship to all free Roman men 212-216: Baths of Caracalla 230-232: Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east 235-284: Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire 250-538: Kofun era, the first... Saint Demetrius was Patriarch of Alexandria (189–232). ... Events Pope Victor I succeeds Pope Eleuterus The Prince of Hongnong succeeds Han Lingdi as Chinese emperor of Han Dynasty Dong Zhuo has the Prince of Hongnong poisoned and installs Han Xiandi as emperor. ... Events Relics of St. ...

Kings

Demetrius Gonsalves

Macedon

• Demetrius I the one surnamed Poliorcetes (336–283 BC);
• Demetrius II the one surnamed Aetolicus (276–229 BC);

Demetrius the III of Neath/ Josh Divito Demetrius I (337-283 BC, Greek: Δημήτριος), surnamed Poliorcetes (The Besieger), son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Stratonice, was a king of Macedon (294 - 288 BC). ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 341 BC 340 BC 339 BC 338 BC 337 BC - 336 BC - 335 BC 334 BC 333... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 288 BC 287 BC 286 BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC 281 BC 280... For the similarly named Seleucid ruler see Demetrius II Nicator. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC Years: 281 BC 280 BC 279 BC 278 BC 277 BC - 276 BC - 275 BC 274 BC... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC Years: 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC 230 BC - 229 BC - 228 BC 227 BC...

Bactria & India

• Demetrius I, Greco-Bactrian king reigning from c. 200–180 BC;
• Demetrius II, ruled brieftly during the 2nd century BCE;
• Demetrius III, the one surnamed Aniketos

Silver tetradrachm depicting the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius (r. ... Approximate extent of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom circa 220 BCE. The Greco-Bactrians were a dynasty of Greek kings who controlled Bactria and Sogdiana, an area comprising todays northern Afghanistan and parts of Central Asia, the easternmost area of the Hellenistic world, from 250 to 125 BCE. Their expansion... The eastern hemisphere in 200 BC. Antiochus IIIs forces continue their invasion of Coele Syria, defeating the Egyptian general Scopas at Panion near the source of the Jordan River, and thus gaining control of Palestine. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC - 180s BC - 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC Years: 185 BC 184 BC 183 BC 182 BC 181 BC - 180 BC - 179 BC 178 BC... Silver coin of a king named Demetrius Obv: Diademed and draped bust right. ... Coin of Demetrius III Aniketou. ...

Syria

• Demetrius I, the one surnamed Soter;
• Demetrius II, the one surnamed Nicator;
• Demetrius III, the one surnamed Eucaerus;

Demetrius I (d. ... Coin of Demetrius II Demetrius II (d. ... Coin of Demetrius III. Obv: Diademed head of Demetrius III. Greek legend BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU QEOU FILOPATOROS SWTHROS King Demetrius, Loving son and Saviour. Rev: Figure of Atargatis, veiled, holding flower, barley stalks at each shoulder. ...

Philosophers

• Demetrius Phalereus, philosopher and statesman of 4th century BC;
• Demetrius Lacon, Epicurean philosopher 2nd century BC;
• Demetrius the Cynic, philosopher of 1st century;
• Demetrius of Byzantium peripatetic

Demetrius Phalereus ( - died approximately 280 BC) was an Athenian orator and one of the first Peripatetics. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... Statesman is a respectful term used to refer to politicians, and other notable figures of state. ... Demetrius Lacon was a Epicurean philosopher of the late 2nd century BC.[1] Relatively little remains of his work. ... Demetrius, a Cynic philosopher, born at Sunium, who lived partly at Corinth and later in Rome during the reigns of Caligula, Nero and Vespasian. ... The 1st century was that century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Gregorian calendar. ...

Writers

• Demetrius, a writer of Old Comedy ca. 400 BC, mentioned by Diogenes Laertius;
• Demetrius of Magnesia, writer;
• Demetrius of Troezen, 1st century writer on literary history, mentioned by Athenaeus and Diogenes Laertius;
• Demetrius of Byzantium historian

Greek comedy is the name given to a wide genre of theatrical plays written, and performed, in Ancient Greece. ... The Celtics claim Vienna, Austria. ... Diogenes Laërtius, the biographer of the Greek philosophers, is supposed by some to have received his surname from the town of Laerte in Cilicia, and by others from the Roman family of the Laërtii. ... Troezen (TREE-zun) is a city in Argolis located southwest of Athens and a few miles south of Methana. ... This article is about the study of the past in human terms. ... Athenaeus (ca. ...

Grammarians

• Demetrius of Scepsis, grammarian and archaeologist 3rd century BC;
• Demetrius Ixion, grammarian of 2nd century BC;
• Demetrius, composed a guide to letter-writing with 21 types and examples of each type;
• Demetrius of Tarsus, grammarian;

Demetrius of Scepsis was a Greek grammarian of the time of Aristarchus and Crates (Strab. ... For the rules of English grammar, see English grammar and Disputes in English grammar. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 2nd century BC started on January 1, 200 BC and ended on December 31, 101 BC. // Coin of Antiochus IV. Reverse shows Apollo seated on an omphalos. ...

Other people named Demetrius

• Demetrius of Alopece, sculptor of 5th/4th century BC;
• Demetrius I Starszy (1327 – 12 May 1399 Battle of the Vorskla River), Prince of Trubczewsk 1357 – 1399, Bryansk 1357 – 1379, Starodub 1370 – 1399, Druck 13?? – 13??;
• Demetrius the Fair, son of Poliorcetes;
• Demetrius the THIN, son of Poliorcetes;
• Demetrius, son of Philip V of Macedon;
• Demetrius of Pharos, ruler in Illyria in 3rd century BC;
• Demetrius of Nicomedia;
• Demetrius, rhetorical stylist;
• Demetrius of Sounion;
• Saint Demetrius of Alexandria, 2nd/3rd century bishop;
• Demetrius of Antioch, 3rd century Patriarch of Antioch;
• St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, 4th century Christian martyr;
• Demetrius Triclinius, a Byzantine scholar of ancient literature, contemporary of Thomas Magister
• Demetrius (Bible), two separate people mentioned in the New Testament
• Demetrius Cydones, a 14th century theologian and twice prime minister of the Byzantine Empire
• Demetrius Lamar King, Birmingham, Alabama
• Dimetrius of the Eternal Nightmare Sea, a character in a sketch comedy [Van Buren Skits]
• Demetrius Andre Cousins a legendary gamer/comedian
• Dimetrius Thomas Professional Baller/Shanker
• Demetrius Talley Legendary world leader/Philosopher

Demetrius, a Greek sculptor of the early part of the 4th century BC, who is said by ancient critics to have been notable for the life-like realism of his statues. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. // The Parthenon of Athens seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west. ... The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. ... PogoÅ„ Litewska Coat of Arms Druck Coat of Arms Demetrius I Starszy (1327 – 12 May 1399 Battle of the Worskla River) was the Prince of Trubczewsk 1357 – 1399, Briansk 1357 – 1379, Starodub 1370 – 1399, Druck 13?? – 13??; the forefather of Troubetzkoys. ... Events January 25 - Edward III becomes King of England. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Events Beginning of the rule of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Events September 30 - Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 - Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 - Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Births William Canynge, English merchant (approximate date; died 1474) Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (died 1468) Deaths January 4 - Nicolau Aymerich, Catalan theologian and... Druck Coat of Arms Druck, known as Dryutesk in the Middle Ages, this place no longer exists. ... Demetrius the Fair (Dêmêtrios ho Kalos; the Greek word means beautiful, not blond) was a Macedonian prince. ... Coin of Philip V. The Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ([coin] of King Philip). ... Demetrius of Pharos (or Demetrius of Pharus) betrayed Corcyra to Rome, in 229 BC, during the First Illyrian War, after which he ruled a portion of the Illyrian Adriatic coast. ... A variety of rulers A 2 metre carpenters rule Retractable flexible rule A ruler or rule is an instrument used in geometry, technical drawing and engineering/building to measure distances and/or to rule straight lines. ... Location of Illyria Illyria (Albanian Iliria Land of the Free; Ancient Greek ; Latin Illyria [1] (see also Illyricum) was in Classical antiquity a region in the western part of todays Balkan Peninsula, founded by the tribes and clans of Illyrians, an ancient people who spoke the Illyrian languages. ... The 3rd century BC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. ... Saint Demetrius was Patriarch of Alexandria (189–232). ... Patriarch of Antioch is the traditional title carried by the Bishop of Antioch. ... 12th-century mosaic depicting St Demetrios, from the Golden-Roofed Monastery in Kiev. ... In palaeography, Demetrius Triclinius was a Byzantine scholar who edited and analyzed the metrical structure of many texts from ancient Greece, particularly those of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. ... Byzantine redirects here. ... Thomas, surnamed Magister (i. ... The name Demetrius occurs in two places in the Bible, both in the New Testament: a Diana-worshipping silversmith who incited a riot against the Apostle Paul (Acts 19:24-41) a disciple commended in 3 John 1:12. ... This article is about the Christian scriptures. ... Demetrius Cydones (1324 in Thessalonica - 1397 in Crete, also called Demetrios Kydones) was a Byzantine theologian, translator and writer. ... Byzantine redirects here. ...

In literature

• Demetrius is also the name of a character in three plays by William Shakespeare. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Demetrius is a major character, one of the young lovers. There are minor characters in Titus Andronicus and Antony and Cleopatra named Demetrius.

• Demetrius is the name of a spaceship on the fourth season of Battlestar Galactica. It was converted from being a waste-storing ship to quest to search for Earth.

For other uses, see Literature (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see A Midsummer Nights Dream (disambiguation). ... Title page of the first quarto edition (1594) The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus may be Shakespeares earliest tragedy. ... Anthony and Cleopatra, by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. ... This article is about all the media that use the name Battlestar Galactica. ...

Other uses

• Operation Demetrius of the British Army in Ireland

Long Kesh Internment Camp was the main location for Operation Demetrius internees. ...

References

• Demetrius Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

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